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  2. Nag Hammadi massacre - Wikipedia

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    The Nag Hammadi massacre was a massacre of Coptic Christians carried out on the eve of 7 January 2010, in the Egyptian city of Nag Hammadi.The massacre occurred at the hands of Muslim gunmen in front of the Nag Hammadi cathedral, as Coptic Christians were leaving the church after celebrating the midnight Christmas Divine Liturgy.

  3. Palm Sunday church bombings - Wikipedia

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    On Palm Sunday, 9 April 2017, twin suicide bombings took place at St. George's Church in the northern Egyptian city of Tanta on the Nile delta, and Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral, the principal church in Alexandria, seat of the Coptic papacy. At least 43 people were reported killed and 789 injured.

  4. 2011 Alexandria bombing - Wikipedia

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    [1] [3] [4] [5] The attack was the deadliest act of violence against Egypt's Coptic Christians in a decade, since the Kosheh massacre in 2000 left 20 Copts dead. [6] The target of the bombing was the Saints Church, a Coptic church located across the street from the Masjid Sharq El-Madina mosque. [7] [8]

  5. Archangel Michael's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral - Wikipedia

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    Archangel Michael's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral is a Coptic church located in Aswan, Egypt. It is the second largest Coptic Orthodox cathedral in Egypt. The church is dedicated to Archangel Michael. The church was consecrated in 2006. [1]

  6. 3 Egyptian Coptic church monks are killed in an attack at a ...

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    The Coptic Orthodox Church has its headquarters in Egypt and dioceses in several countries. It is one of the oldest Christian communities in the world and has been the target of deadly attacks by ...

  7. 2011 Imbaba church attacks - Wikipedia

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    After torching the Coptic Orthodox church of Saint Mina, Salafis went ahead and burned another church, the Coptic Orthodox church of the Virgin Mary, also in Imbaba. [1] [9] [12] [13] Military soldiers later arrived to repel the Muslim protesters. Copts also scuffled with the soldiers, blaming them for not doing enough to protect them. [3]

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  9. 2017 Minya bus attack - Wikipedia

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    Copts have faced growing persecution and sectarian violence in Egypt since the early 2010s. In February 2017, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant's Sinai chapter called for attacks on Christians, causing hundreds of Christians in the North Sinai region to flee their homes and avoid celebrating the Easter holiday.